Hello everyone,

Advance appreciation for your time, as always. One question: has
anyone successfully used USB MIDI interfaces and/or USB-compatible
mixing boards (such as the Yamaha 02R96/DM2K) with USB-over-Cat5
extenders? The machine closet in the new studio we are putting
together is too far away for regular USB cables and active "extension"
cables are too big for conduit. In addition, the computer in question
has to be controlled from two separate consoles (at different times)
which are in two different rooms. My thought was to get one
transmitter unit and use a closet-mounted Cat5 patch panel to patch to
the two receiver units that would be installed in the two rooms.

These are the units I've liked the most in my searching:

http://www.networktechinc.com/usbc5.html

An 02R96, a Unitor8 mkII and Keyboard/Mouse would be plugged into the
hub in one room and an 01V96 and Keyboard/Mouse would be plugged into
the other hub in the other room. Cable runs are roughly 50' feet for
room 1 and 70' for room 2.

If anybody has suggestions for units other than the one I linked to,
I'm all ears. (or is it eyes?)

Thanks a bunch,
--Vas